Arata is still much stronger than I expected. I wanted him to struggle, because that makes shoujo-lovers root for the character making him more likely to win against the struggling Taichi. However, the Taichi Arata meeting showed his cute side, making up for his lack of pitiful struggling.

The ace of Taichi's club barely beat Arata, and by luck at that. It is almost amazing how good he is at this point.